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as we continue in our Summer sermon series in Exodus. The passage for this sermon is found in Exodus 15:1-21.
which looked at the seven deadly sins. Our scripture passage comes from 1 John 2:15-17. This sermon was written by Pastor Steve Berkenpas but delivered by Pastor Ben Wimmers due to extenuating circumstances.
Pastor Ben Wimmers wraps up our summer sermon series with the sermon “Father Time” based in Psalm 90:1-6 and 2 Peter 3:8-9.
A new sermon series "You Asked For It" begins for the Summer. Pastor Steve Berkenpas starts with the question "What is the Gospel?" focusing on the passage of John 3:16-21.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us on this Pentecost Sunday with a sermon titled "God With Us" based in the scripture passage of John 14:16-21.
Pastor Ken Ritsema wraps up the three-part series called "Walking with God Together" with the sermon titled, "Community Living Under God’s Blessings" based 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 and 5:12-28.
Pastor Ken Ritsema continues the "Walking with God Together" series with a sermon called "Anticipating the Return of Christ" based in the scripture passage of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:14.
Pastor Ken Ritsema begins a 3-week series called "Walking with God Together". The first sermon is titled "The Return of Christ" and is based in 1 Thessalonians.
Pastor Ben Wimmers looks at Acts 17:16-34 and leads us in a sermon titled "At the Aeropagus".
On this GEMS Sunday, Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in a sermon titled "Transformed" based in Romans 12:1-21.
Guest Pastor Gary Roosma leads us in a sermon titled "Not I, but Christ" based in the scripture passage of 2 Peter 1:1-11.
We celebrate our risen Lord this Easter Sunday with a sermon titled "Image of God" based in Hebrews 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:15-20 led by Pastor Ben Wimmers.
Guest Pastor Dave Van Berkel leads us in a sermon this Palm Sunday focusing on Mark 11:1-11 titled "Better Than Expected".
Our Lent series continues with a sermon called "Hope Beyond Failure" preached by retired Living Hope Pastor Ken Ritsema. This sermon focuses on the scripture passages of Luke 22:24-34 and Romans 8:33-35.
We continue in our Lent series with a sermon titled "Hope in Nations" based in Isaiah 31:1-7 led by Pastor Steve Berkenpas.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon based in Isaiah 58:11 called "Being Consumed".
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues in our Lent series with a sermon on "The Divine Nature of Family" from the scripture passages of Ephesians 5:21-6:4.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins our Lenten series with a sermon titled, "We Become What we Worship" based in Psalm 115:1-8.
Pastor Steve continues our series called "Encountering Jesus" with the sermon "Encountering the Vine" with the scripture passage of John 15:1-17.
Our "Encountering Jesus" series wraps up with a sermon from Mark 9:2-12 called "Transfiguration".
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues in our Mark series "Encountering Jesus" with a sermon called "Leadership, Tradition & Holiness" based in the scripture passage of Mark 7:1-23.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon titled "The Shepherd Lamb" based in Revelation 7:16-17.
We continue in our Mark series called "Encountering Jesus" with the sermon titled, "Giving From What You Have" based in the passages of Mark 10:17-31 and 12:41-44.
Pastor Steve continues in our Encountering Jesus series in the gospel of Mark with the sermon titled, "Misunderstanding Miracles", based in Mark 1:40-45.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us on Cadet Sunday with a sermon titled, "Lead the Way" based in 1 Timothy 4:12.
We continue on in our Encountering Jesus sermon series with the sermon, "The Way of the Cross" with Pastor Steve leading us from the scripture passage of Mark 8:27-38.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas kicks off our new sermon series, "Encountering Jesus", with the sermon called "Jesus the Son of God" based in Mark 1:1. This series will focus on digging into the gospel of Mark.
Pastor Ken Ritsema leads us in the last service of 2024 with a sermon called "The Anchor for our Soul" based in the scripture passage of Psalm 46.
This Christmas Day, we are lead by Pastor Steve Berkenpas in a sermon titled "Responding to Jesus" based in Luke 2:1-21.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in our 4th sermon in our "Announcing Jesus" Advent series with a focus on Simeon based in Luke 2:22-40.
We continue on in our Advent series called "Announcing Jesus". Pastor Steve leads us in the sermon titled "Wisemen" based in the scripture passages of Matthew 2:1-12.
Pastor Ben Wimmers begins our Advent series called "Announcing Jesus" with a sermon focusing on the Shepherds. The scripture passage is Luke 2:1-21.
We continue in our Advent series called "Announcing Jesus" with a sermon titled "Joseph" preached by Pastor Steve Berkenpas based in Matthew 1:18-25.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon on "Spiritual and Mental Health" based in the scripture passage of Mark 5:1-20.
Pastor Ben Wimmers wraps up our Sabbath series with a sermon on "Delight" from Deuteronomy 5:12-15.
Pastor Steve leads us in a sermon called "The god of Money" based in Matthew 6:19-24.(Please note: this audio is replace a previous audio of the same sermon that accidentally got cut off part way through the message - sorry for the inconvenience!)
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in a sermon on the "Church in Exile" based in Jeremiah 29:4-9.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads this morning with a sermon on "Forgiveness" based in the scripture passages of Genesis 42:1–24; 45:1–9, 50:12-21.
Pastor Ben Wimmers wraps up our Sabbath series after a few week hiatus. He leads us in a sermon called "Delight" based in Deuteronomy 5:12-15.
Pastor Steve leads us in the third sermon of our Sabbath series called "Worship". This sermon is based in Mark 2:23-3:5.
Summer Psalms // Firstfruits // Proverbs 3:9-10 // Pastor Steve Berkenpas by Living Hope CRC
Pastor Steve wraps up our Summer Psalms series with a sermon on Psalm 23 titled "A God Who is Near".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon titled, "The god of Money" based on the passage of Matthew 6:19-24.
Pastor Steve begins our new series called "Sabbath" with the sermon titled, "Stop", based in chapter 16 of the book of Exodus.
Pastor Steve continues in our Sabbath series with a sermon called "Rest" based in Genesis 1:2-3.
Pastor Ken Ritsema leads us in a sermon called "Celebrating the Goodness of God" based in Psalm 100 this Thanksgiving weekend.
Pastor Grant Vander Hoek from Mission Hills Community Church leads us in a sermon called "Is Anything Enough?" based in 1 Kings 18:16-46 & 19:1-3.
Guest Reverend Dr. Todd Statham, chaplain at UBC Okanagan leads us in a sermon called "Farmyard Meditations" based on Psalm 23 and John 10:1-18.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon on Psalm 121 called "Looking to the Mountains".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas wraps up our sermon series called "No Neutral Space" with a sermon on Church and State based on paragraphs 52 -54 of Our World Belongs to God and Romans 13:1-7 & Isaiah 2:1-4.
We continue in our sermon series based in Our World Belongs to God with a sermon titled, "Technology and Creation", from paragraphs 50-51. Pastor Ben Wimmers leads preaches this morning.
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues our sermon series called No Neutral Space with a sermon titled, "The Daily Grind" based on paragraphs 47-49 of Our World Belongs to God.
Pastor Ben Wimmers begins a new sermon series called "No Neutral Space" based on the contemporary testimony of "Our World Belongs to God". The sermon "Life and Love" is based on paragraphs 44-46.Brief background on "Our World Belongs to God" from crcna.org"This second edition of Our World Belongs to God was approved by Synod 2008 of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. (The first edition was adopted by Synod 1986.) While not having confessional status, it is meant to give a hymn-like expression of our faith within the heritage of the Reformed confessions, especially addressing issues that confront the church today."
Pastor Steve Berkenpas completes our sermon on the mount series called "Salt and Light" with the message titled, "A Home on Sand" based in Matthew 7:21-29.
Pastor Ben Wimmers preaches on Matthew 7:7-29 & Psalm 27 with the sermon, "A Consistent God."
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with a sermon called "Specks and Planks", digging into the scripture passage of Matthew 7:1-6 in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
We continue in our Salt and Light sermon series focusing on the Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon called "Our Father" based in Matthew 6:5-15.
Pastor Steve leads us in our Salt and Light sermon series with a sermon on the Lord's Prayer called "Teach Us to Pray" found in Matthew 6:5-15.
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues in our Salt and Light sermon series based on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Ben leads us with the sermon called "Thoughtfully Thoughtless Giving" based in Matthew 6:1-4.
Pastor Steve continues in our Sermon on the Mount series called "Salt and Light" with a sermon focusing on lust versus flourishing from Matthew 5:21-37.
Pastor Steve continues in our sermon series called "Salt and Light", focusing on Salt, Light and the Spirit this Pentecost Sunday. The scripture of focus is Romans 8:5-16.
We continue in our Salt and Light sermon series from the gospel of Matthew based on the Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Steve leads us in the series' title sermon, "Salt and Light", based in verses 13-16 of Matthew chapter 5.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in a sermon titled "Rise Up" based on the story of Esther which the GEMS girls club has studied throughout the past year.
Guest pastor Shaun Jung (from New Life CRC) continues in our Salt and Light series with the passage of Matthew 5:17-20 and a sermon titled "Great in the Kingdom".
Pastor Steve continues in our sermon on the mount series called "Salt and Light". This week he preaches about "Life Upside Down" based in Matthew 5:1-12.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins our new Sermon on the Mount series called "Salt and Light". The first sermon for this series is called, "The Lightest Load" and is based in Matthew 5:1-2, 7:21-29.
Guest Pastor Erik Delange leads us with a sermon titled "The Wrath of God" based in Ephesians 2:1-10.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas concludes our "Eating More Grace" sermon series on this Easter Sunday with a sermon called "Missional Bread" based in Luke 24:36-49.
We continue in our "Eating More Grace" sermon series with a sermon called "The Supper of the Lamb". Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a meditation on the scripture of Revelation 19:7-9.
Pastor Steve continues in our Lent series with the sermon called "Participating in the Supper" based in 1 Corinthians 10:16-17.
Pastor Steve continues on in our sermon series focusing on the Lord's Supper with a sermon titled, "The Opposite of Consumerism" based in the scripture of John 6.
Guest Pastor Ken Ritsema leads us in a sermon on Unity during our "Eating More Grace" sermon series. Scripture passages are found in John 17:2-23 and Ephesians 4:1-7.
Pastor Steve continues our Lent series on the Lord's Supper with the sermon called, "Holy Living" based in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins our new Lent sermon series "Eating More Grace" with the sermon called, "Remembering Jesus in the Bread and Wine" based Matthew 27:11-26.
Pastor Steve wraps up our Mission of God series with a sermon called "Translating the Gospel" based in Acts 17:16-34.
Pastor Steve continues with our Mission of God sermon series with the sermon titled, "Although I Want To Do Good" based in Romans 7:14-25.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us on Cadet Sunday with the sermon called, "Rooted in Love" from Ephesians 3:14-21 which is the Cadet theme for the year 2024.
The third sermon in our Mission of God series is based in Matthew 25:31-46. Pastor Steve preaches the sermon on the subject: Where Do you See Jesus?
Pastor Steve continues our Mission of God series with a sermon titled, "It's Mission All the Way Through" based in Genesis 12:1-3.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins our new sermon series called, "Mission of God" with the first sermon titled, "Missions Exists Because Worship Doesn't", based in Isaiah 6:1-3 and Revelation 4:6-11.
Guest Pastor Ken Ritsema leads us in the final sermon of 2023 called, "Finding Faith in Changing Times" based in the scriptures of Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 and Psalm 31:14-16.
Pastor Ben Wimmers wraps up our Advent series with the Christmas Day service and the sermon, "Glory from the Lowest to the Highest" based in Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:15-21.
Pastor Steve continues in our Classic Advent series with a sermon titled, "A Forever Kingdom" based on2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 and Luke 1:26-38.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with the sermon titled, "Good News to the Poor" as we continue our Advent series. The scripture passages of focus are Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 and John 1:6-8.
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues in our Advent sermon series with the passages of Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8. This Sunday's sermon title is "Prepare Yourself".
Pastor Steve kicks off our Classic Advent series with the sermon titled, "Advent and the End Times?" based in Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas wraps up our David Series with a sermon on 2 Samuel 12:1-10 called "You Are the Man".
Pastor Steve continues in our David Series with a sermon on "David's Second Giant" based in 1 Samuel 26:1-12.
Pastor Ben continues in our series called, "David: A Mess After God's Own Heart", with a sermon on David & Goliath based in 1 Samuel 17.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our David series with the sermon called, "A Mess After God's Own Choosing" based in 1 Samuel 13:14 and 1 Samuel 16.
Pastor Steve leads us in our new sermon series called, "David: A Mess After God's Own Heart" with the sermon titled, "A Different King Than Saul" based in 1 Samuel 13:1-13.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon on "Giving" based in the scripture of Deuteronomy 26:1-15.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in a sermon called, "Done Once, Forever Remembered" based on Hebrews 10:14.
Pastor Steve continues in our Kick Off series: The Pilgrim Way with the sermon called "A People of Gratitude" based in Psalm 136.
Guest Pastor Chris DeWinter leads us with a sermon on God’s sovereignty called, "The Source of All Hope and Joy" based inRomans 8:28-30.
Guest Reverend Dr. Todd Statham, Chaplain for UBCO, leads us in the sermon "Water Cooler Conversations" based in John 4:4-42.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas kicks off our Fall season with a new series titled, "The Pilgrim Way", and a sermon called "A People on a Journey" based in 1 Peter.
Guest pastor Ken Ritsema leads us in a teaching on "Living with an Attitude of Compassion" from Mark 1:40-45
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues in our Summer Psalms series by revisiting verses 12 through 15 of Psalm chapter 92.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas preaches on Psalm 92 with the sermon "The Result of Praise" as we continue our Summer Psalms series.
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues in our Summer Psalms series with a sermon based in Psalm 80 with the sermon "Lament and Responsibility."
We continue in our Summer Psalms series with a sermon from Psalm 38. Pastor Steve preaches on "Deserved or Undeserved Suffering".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas kicks off our Summer Psalms sermon series with the sermon, "The Lament of Silence and Slander" based in Psalm 39.
Pastor Steve wraps up our Malachi sermon series with a sermon called, "Restoration is the Final Word" based in Malachi 3:16-4:6.
Our series in Malachi continues as Pastor Ben leads us in a sermon called, "Broken Society", based in Malachi 2:17-3:15.
Pastor Ken Ritsema leads us in a sermon titled, "Today's Grace for Tomorrow's Worry", based in Matthew 6:25-34 & Psalm 139.
Pastor Ben Wimmers begins our new sermon series based in the book of Malachi, called "Malachi - A Cultural Critique". This sermon is titled, "Broken Relationships", and is based in Malachi 2:10-16.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues in our sermon series called "Covenanting God" with the sermon "A Strange Encouragement" based in Jeremiah 29:4-23.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues in our Covenanting God sermon series with the sermon titled, "Hearing God in Scripture", based in the 24th chapter of Joshua.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in the second sermon in our Covenanting God series, focusing on chapter nine in the book of Nehemiah with the sermon titled, "Honesty in Our Covenant Relationship".
Pastor Steve begins our new sermon series called Covenanting God with the sermon titled, "Covenanting or Transactional?" based in Jeremiah 31:31-34.
For our final sermon of our That You May Believe series in the gospel of John, Pastor Steve leads us in a sermon titled "Take Care of My Sheep" based in John 21:15-25.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with the sermon "The Mission Field" based on John 21:1-14.
Pastor Steve leads us in a sermon called "Friended" based in John 15:15 and John 20:19-23. Have a listen while we near the end of our sermon series in the gospel of John.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas preaches on John 20:19-23 with the sermon, "Sent", one of the final sermons in our That You May Believe sermon series.
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues our That You May Believe series with John 20:24-29 with a sermon titled, "Show Me".
As we celebrate this Easter Sunday, our John series continues with Pastor Steve leading us in a sermon called, "The Gardener King", based on John 20:1-18.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us with a sermon called "Crucifixion" based in John 19:17-37 on this Good Friday.
This Palm Sunday, Pastor Steve continues our That You May Believe sermon series with a sermon titled "No King But Caesar" based in John 19:1-16.
Pastor Ben Wimmers continues our series in John with a sermon called "The King's Choice" based in John 18:1-40.
We continue in our John series called "That You May Believe". Pastor Steve focuses in on John 14:1-31 with a sermon titled, "Another King".
We continue in our John sermon series with "The Servant King". Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with a message focusing on John 13:1-17.
Pastor Steve continues in our John series with the sermon, "The King Arrives" based in John 12:12-50.
Pastor Steve continues on in our John Series: That You May Believe with a sermon called "Never Snatched Away" based in John 10:1-21.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in a sermon called "Overflowing" based in John 7:25-44. We continue in our gospel of John sermon series titled "That You May Believe".
Guest Pastor Gary Roosma from Ministry to Seafarers Vancouver preaches a sermon titled, "New", based in 2 Peter 3:11-13.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our series in John with a sermon on John 6:1-71 called "For the Life of the World."
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in another sermon in our That You May Believe series in John. John 4:1-42 is the focus scripture for the sermon, "True Worship".
Pastor Steve continues our That You May Believe series in the gospel of John. This week's sermon is called "Life From Above" based in John 3:1-21.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues in our John series with the sermon, "Plenty Over Purification" based in John 2:1-12.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us in the first sermon of 2023 called "Come and See" based on John 1:29-50. We continue in our John series called "That You May Believe".
Pastor Steve leads us our Christmas Day service with a sermon called, "Dwelling Among Us", focusing on John 1:!4.
Pastor Steve leads us in the last sermon of Advent as Christmas approaches. "Out Of His Fullness" is based in John 1:15-18.
Pastor Steve leads us in the third sermon of Advent called, "That You May Believe", as we look at John 1:6-13.
This second week in Advent, Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues in our "That You May Believe" series with the sermon "Newness Arriving" based in the scripture of John 1:1-5.
Our Advent 2022 season begins with a new sermon series, That You May Believe, which will carry us through Easter. This series is based in the gospel of John. Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us with the first sermon called "Live, Light, Love" focusing on John 1:1-5.
Our "Undivided" sermon series on the book of James wraps up with its final sermon preached by Pastor Steve Berkenpas. The sermon "Restored Relationship" is based on James 5:13-20.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us in our second last sermon of our Undivided Series on the book of James. "Long-View Hope" is based in James 5: 7-12.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues in our Undivided series on the book of James with the sermon, "The Good You Ought to Do" based on James 4:13-5:6.
Guest Pastor Naji Umran is a missionary in Egypt with Resonate Global Mission. He leads us in a sermon on The Relationship of Prayer based in 1 Peter 3:12 on this day before Reformation Day.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our Undivided series in the book of James with the sermon, "The Rightly Ordered Self" based on James 3:13-4:17.
Pastor Steve continues in our Undivided sermon series on James with a sermon based in James 3, called "Undivided Speech".
Pastor Steve continues in our Undivided sermon series on James with the sermon "Life or Death" based in James 2:1-25.
Pastor Ben Wimmers leads us with a sermon called "A Community of Dependents" based in Mark 10:13-16. This one is geared towards the children in our community!
Pastor Steve continues in our Undivided series based in the book of James with the sermon "Faultless Religion".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our "Undivided" sermon series with a message called "Unhesitant Faith" based on James 1:2-18.
The new ministry season kicks off with a new sermon series called "Undivided: a Series in James". Pastor Steve leads us with the first sermon in their series focusing on James 1:1 & Matthew 5:13-26; 6:19-24.
Guest Pastor Todd Statham from Campus Ministries Okanagan leads us in a message called, Help My Unbelief, from Mark 9:14-29.
Pastor Ben Wimmers, Living Hope's Pastor of Youth and Family, preaches his inaugural sermon "My Faith is Your Business" based in Hebrews 10:19-31.
Pastor Steve continues in our Called and Calling sermon series by looking at Romans 12:1-2 digging into the topic of Discerning God's Will.
Pastor Steve continues our sermon series "Called and Calling" with a sermon focusing on being "Called by God", based in 2 Timothy 3:14-17 and part of Psalm 119.
Guest Pastor Mike VanderKwaak preaches on Luke 24:13-35 with the sermon, Walking with Jesus Himself.
Pastor Steve continues our Called and Calling sermon series on "Called to Equip" based in 1 Timothy 4:6-16.
Pastor Steve continues the Called and Calling sermon series with the message, "Called for Life" from 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 and Ecclesiastes 3:8-22.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins a new sermon series, Called and Calling. His first sermon, "Courageous Living", is founded in Judges 6:33-40.
Guest Pastor John Zuidhof leads us in a sermon taken from 2 Corinthians 3. The theme is that living in the presence of God’s grace enables us to be the people God created us to be.
Guest Pastor Rudy Ouwehand leads us with a sermon on 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 titled, "Trials and Temptations".
Listen as guest Pastor Ken Ritsema preaches a sermon called Soul Care based in Psalm 42 & Matthew 16:24-28.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas concludes our series with the sermon, "The Second Tablet: Freedom for Celebrating" based in Exodus 20:17.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our series with the sermon, "The Second Tablet: Freedom for Friendship" based in Exodus 20:16 and Ephesians 4:17-32.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues on in our Ten Commandments series called The Second Tablet. This week's sermon is from Exodus 20:15, called "Freedom in Our Generosity".
Guest pastor Ken Baker leads us with the sermon "Life in the Easter Colony" taken from Colossians 3:1-11.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues on in our Ten Commandments series called The Second Tablet. This week's sermon is from Exodus 20:14, called "Freedom in Our Sexuality".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues on in our Ten Commandments series called The Second Tablet. This week's sermon is from Exodus 20 and Colossians 1:15-24, called "Freedom To Love Your Neighbour".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues on in our Ten Commandments series called The Second Tablet. This week's sermon is from Exodus 20:12 and Ephesian 6:1-9, called "Freedom To Not Be In Control".
Pastor Steve begins our new series called “The Second Tablet” focusing on the second half of the Ten Commandments. The first sermon is based in Exodus 20:1-17 and Matthew 22:34-40 looking into our Freedom to Live as the New Self.
The Message to the Daughters of Jerusalem // Luke 23:26-49 // Pastor Bill Veenstra by Living Hope CRC
Pastor Steve wraps up our "Messy People, Merciful God" sermon series this Easter Sunday. The message on "Jesus: Risen Christ & King" focuses on Ephesians 1:20.
We continue in our sermon series called, "Messy People, Merciful God". Pastor Steve leads us with the message on "The Need for a King" based on Judges 21:24-25 & Luke 19:28-40.
We continue in our sermon series called, "Messy People, Merciful God". Pastor Steve leads us with the message on "Messy Individualism" based on Judges 16:1-31 focusing on the life of Samson.
Guest Pastor Mike Koot from Cornerstone CRC leads us with the sermon, "Following A Small God" based on Philippians 2:1-11.
We continue our sermon series called, "Messy People, Merciful God". Pastor Steve leads us with the message on "Discerning God's Will" based on Judges 6:33-40.
Join us for our sermons series called, "Messy People, Merciful God". Pastor Steve continues this series based in the book of Judges with a sermon called, "Almost Eden" focusing on Judges 1:11-17 & 3:1-11.
Join us for our sermons series called, "Messy People, Merciful God". Pastor Steve begins this series based in the book of Judges with a sermon called, "The Rest and the Restless" focusing on Judges 2:6-19.
Chaplin Gary Roosma finishes up our Acts sermon series called "What is the Church?". This week the message "Healing Happens" is based in Acts 4:1-22. livinghopecrc.ca
Pastor Steve Berkenpas wraps up our Acts sermon series called "What is the Church?". This week the message "Context, Context, Context" is based in Acts 17:16-32. An accompanying Study Guide is available for 5 of the six weeks and can be found on our website: livinghopecrc.ca/resources
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our Acts sermon series called "What is the Church?". This week the message "The Trouble With Change" is based in Acts 15:1-19. An accompanying Study Guide is available for 5 of the six weeks and can be found on our website: livinghopecrc.ca/resources
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our Acts sermon series called "What is the Church?". This week the message "Spirit Filled Organization" is based in Acts 6:1-7. An accompanying Study Guide is available for 5 of the six weeks and can be found on our website: livinghopecrc.ca/resources
Guest Pastor Ken Ritsema leads us with a sermon on "Faith Over Fear" from Matthew 14:22-36 as one of the featured passages.
Guest Pastor Bill Veenstra brings the message from Romans 12:9 on "Living With Unforgiveness".
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins a new 6-part sermon series called "What is the Church?", focusing on the book of Acts. This week the message "The Living Body of Christ" is based in Acts 9:1-31. An accompanying Study Guide is available for 5 of the six weeks and can be found on our website: livinghopecrc.ca/resources
Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins a new 6-part sermon series called "What is the Church?", focusing on the book of Acts. This week the message "The Living Body of Christ" is based in Acts 9:1-31. An accompanying Study Guide is available for 5 of the six weeks and can be found on our website: livinghopecrc.ca/resources
Listen as guest Pastor Bill Veenstra gives the first message of 2022 called The Wise Worship focusing on the scripture passage of Matthew 2:1-12.
On Christmas Day, Pastor Steve shares the message about Our True Hope, focusing on the birth of Christ in Luke 2.
Our Advent series: A True Hope, concludes as Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with the sermon titled "Zechariah's Hope" based in Luke 1:67-89.
Our Advent series: A True Hope, continues as Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with the sermon titled "Mary's Hope" based in Luke 1:46-56.
Listen as guest Pastor Ken Ritsema shares our second Advent message called "Embracing the Generous Love of God" from John 3:16-21.
Our Advent series: A True Hope begins as Pastor Steve leads us with the sermon titled "Our Hope" based in Revelation 22.
Pastor Steve concludes our two-part series on Mental Health with the sermon, "Companionship", focusing on Psalm 42 as a whole.
Pastor Steve begins two-part series on Mental Health with the sermon, " Through, not Out" rooted in Psalm 42:1-7.
Pastor Steve wraps up our Tech Wise sermon series with a message titled "What is Shaping You?" based in Ephesians 5:1-7.
Guest Pastor Bill Veenstra continues in our Tech Wise Life sermon series with a message titled "God's Faithfulness and Ours" based in 2 Timothy 1:12-14.
Pastor Steve continues in our Tech Wise sermon series with a message titled "Made for Rest" based in Isaiah 58:3-14.
Pastor Steve continues in our Tech Wise Life sermon series with a message titled "Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength" based in Mark 12:28-34 and Deuteronomy 6:4-8.
Giving Thanks for Tech is the first sermon in our new series called "Tech-Wise Life". Pastor Steve Berkenpas leads us with sermon focusing on Psalm 96:11-13.
Listen as guest Pastor Ken Ritsema shares a message on "Living With Purpose" from John 15:1-17.
Pastor Steve wraps up our sermon series: Growing in Hope Together Through Jesus. Listen as we dig into 2 Peter 3:18 and Jeremiah 29 to explore what it means to "grow in hope".
Pastor Steve continues with the second sermon in our series: Growing in Hope Together Through Jesus. He digs into togetherness by focusing on Ephesians 4.
Pastor Steve begins a new sermon series: Growing in Hope Together Through Jesus, focusing on "Through Jesus" by digging into Psalm 124 & Colossians 1:15-23.
Guest Pastor Bill Veenstra shares a message called "The First Day of the Week" based on Luke 24.
Reverend Dr. Todd Statham from Christian Reformed Campus Ministries Okanagan shares a message from Acts 8:26-40 titled "All the Right Questions: Sharing our Faith with Others."
Lead Pastor Steve Berkenpas wraps up "The Songs We Sing" sermon series with the message "I Will Wait For You" rooted in Psalm 130.
Lead Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our sermon series called "The Songs We Sing" with the message "Just As I Am" rooted in scripture from John 6:35-40.
Lead Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues our sermon series called "The Songs We Sing" with the message: The Blessing, taken from Numbers 6:24-26.
Lead Pastor Steve Berkenpas begins a new sermon series called "The Songs We Sing." The first sermon in this series is based in Habakkuk 3:16-19 and reflects on the Song of the Prophets.
Guest Pastor Gary Roosma, Chaplain for The Ministry to Seafarers in Vancouver, leads us in a sermon titled, "With You", focusing on Psalm 73.
Pastor Steve wraps up a 3-part series titled Romans Road. This message focuses on Romans 13:1-14 with a sermon called "Love Your Neighbour." Find out more about Living Hope CRC on our website: livinghopecrc.ca
Pastor Steve continues a 3-part series titled Romans Road. This message focuses on Romans 12:1-8 with a sermon called "The Way Toward Trust." Find out more about Living Hope CRC on our website: livinghopecrc.ca
Pastor Steve begins a new 3-part series titled Romans Road. This message focuses on Romans 12:1-8 with a sermon called "Worshiping with our Bodies." Find out more about Living Hope CRC on our website: livinghopecrc.ca
Living Hope's former lead pastor, Ken Ritsema, leads us in a sermon called "In Search of Real Life" focusing on John 10:1-18.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, wraps up a 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This? This final sermon focuses on the story of the tower of Babel found in Genesis 11.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, continues a 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This? The second-to-last sermon in this series focuses on the story of God's covenantal promise of the bow after the flood in Genesis 9.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, continues a 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This? The fifth sermon in this series is titled "Connected to the Story" and focuses on Genesis 5.
Taking a one-week interlude from our ongoing GENESIS series led by Pastor Steve, guest Pastor Bill Veenstra leads us in a sermon titled, "How Do We Walk With God?". This sermon is rooted in the often overlooked passage of Genesis 5 as well as Hebrews 11:5-6.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, continues a 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This? Week four's sermon is titled "Sin Makes Us Restless Wanderers" and focuses on Genesis 4.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, continues a 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This? Week three focuses on our rebellion as sinners in this world. Scripture passages include Genesis 3:1-12 and 23-24.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, continues a 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This? Week Two focuses on God's Dwelling Place with scripture from Genesis 2:1-17.
Living Hope's lead pastor, Steve Berkenpas, begins a new 7-part series called, GENESIS: What Sort of Story Is This?. Week One focuses on Genesis 1:1-31, delving into the question of "Why Did God Create?"
Living Hope's former lead pastor, Ken Ritsema, follows up our Easter Sunday sermon with a message called Moving Through Doubt to Faith based on John 20: 19-31.
Pastor Steve Berkenpas finishes our Stories Along the Way series on Easter Sunday, focusing on the story of the Road to Emmaus found in Luke 24:13-34.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent…ponding-liturgy/
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues the sixth week of our Lent 2021 series, called Stories Along the Way. with a sermon focusing on the parable of The Tenants found in Luke 20:9-19.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent…ponding-liturgy/
Pastor Grant Vanderhoek (Mission Hills CRC) continues with the fifth week of our Lent 2021 series called Stories Along the Way, with a sermon focusing on the parable of The Pharisee and the Tax Collector from Luke 18:9-14.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent…ponding-liturgy/
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues the fourth week of our Lent 2021 series, called Stories Along the Way. with a sermon focusing on the parable of The Ten Minas found in Luke 19:11-27.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent…ponding-liturgy/
Pastor Trevor Vanderveen (First CRC in Vancouver)continues the third week of our Lent 2021 series, called Stories Along the Way. with a sermon focusing on the parable of The Mustard Seed Luke 13:18-21.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent…ponding-liturgy/
Pastor Steve Berkenpas continues the second week of our Lent 2021 series, called Stories Along the Way. with a sermon focusing on the parable of The Lost Coin from Luke 15:1-10.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: http://livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent-podcast-corresponding-liturgy/
Pastor Grant Vanderhoek (Mission Hills CRC) kicks off our Lent 2021 series called Stories Along the Way, with a sermon focusing on the parable of The Great Banquet from Luke 14:15-24.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church is pleased to partner with Highland Community Church in offering a 7-part series of Lenten meditations called “Practice Resurrection.” Each Wednesday, leading up to Easter, a reflection and exercise focused on the Last Seven Sayings of Jesus will be made available. You can download the corresponding liturgy on the Living Hope website: http://livinghopecrc.ca/february-17-lent-podcast-corresponding-liturgy/
Pastor Bill Veenstra leads us with a sermon on Motivation focusing the parable of the workers in the vineyard found in Matthew 19:16-20.
Pastor Steve leads us in the fourth sermon in the "Being Formed" series: Weekly Tune Up // Colossians 3: 15–17
During this "Being Formed" series there is a nudge towards spiritual disciplines. As we look at the New Year and think how we can be taking on new practices that direct us towards health for the year to come we can ask ourselves: what are the practices that form us into fruit-bearing people? This can be our daily habits, our Sunday attendance, and our devotional lives.
Pastor Steve leads us in the third sermon in the "Being Formed" series: Get Dressed! // Colossians 3: 1–14
During this "Being Formed" series there is a nudge towards spiritual disciplines. As we look at the New Year and think how we can be taking on new practices that direct us towards health for the year to come we can ask ourselves: what are the practices that form us into fruit-bearing people? This can be our daily habits, our Sunday attendance, and our devotional lives.
Pastor Steve leads us in the second sermon in the "Being Formed" series: Vigilance of the Heart // Proverbs 4:10-27
During this "Being Formed" series there is a nudge towards spiritual disciplines. As we look at the New Year and think how we can be taking on new practices that direct us towards health for the year to come we can ask ourselves: what are the practices that form us into fruit-bearing people? This can be our daily habits, our Sunday attendance, and our devotional lives.
Pastor Steve leads us in the first sermon in the "Being Formed" series: What's Your Manure? // Luke 13:6-13
During this "Being Formed" series there is a nudge towards spiritual disciplines. As we look at the New Year and think how we can be taking on new practices that direct us towards health for the year to come we can ask ourselves: what are the practices that form us into fruit-bearing people? This can be our daily habits, our Sunday attendance, and our devotional lives.